Bad Behavior, Sick Chicken, and Skyping My Girl

Mom is SO mad at me right now. Tonight I started growling ferociously while I was eating my dinner. She went to take it away from me and I grabbed at it while she was picking it up causing food to spill everywhere. She didn’t give me my food back until I sat and calmed down. Then she put it down and still made me sit for a few seconds before I was allowed to eat again! There were too many people and animals near me and I don’t like all that commotion while I’m eating. Mom said she was very disappointed in me. That’s the worst…

After taking care of me, she went outside to check on the chickens, ducks, and rabbits. It’s been in the upper 40s all day and it’s expected to be in the low 20s tonight. For most of you, that’s practically summer weather right about now but for us Floridians, it’s arctic. Anywho, Mom noticed that Bare-Butt, our Rhode Island Red, wasn’t looking really good. She was all puffed up and her comb was more of a purple color than red. Mom went into the chicken pen, picked her up, and noticed that she has lost some weight and her crop wasn’t very full. So, Mom put her in the doorway of the heated coop. Bare-Butt didn’t move an inch. Mom went back into the chicken pen and realized that Bare-Butt sounded a bit congested. She might have some type of respiratory issue going on. Mom and Dad decided she needed to be brought into our house with the heat on for the night. Well, I used this opportunity to display my not-so-cute-and-perfect side again. I growled at Bare-Butt and scared her. Again, Mom told me that I was bad and she was very upset with me.

I heard Mom telling Dad that when they take Khia and me to the vet tomorrow for our shots that she’s going to talk to the doctor about my change in behavior.

Luckily, I have tomorrow evening to look forward to. I will be having my first ever Skype and it’s going to be with my Lexi. It’s been almost a week since our Valentine’s Day date and I just want to see her again already. I really like her. Did you all know that she’s an acclaimed actress? Yep! She’s the bees knees 😀 ❤

Oh my Noodle…maybe you are not feeling well..grumbling over your food is a worry I am sure though that the vet will get to the bottom of this though..sometimes when we feel a bit icky we get crabby…and we may look well but we can hide it really well if we feel icky..hope mum and the vet work it out…and hope your poor chookie feels better..i miss having chickens..but too dangerous here for them 😦 hugs Fozziemum xx

Hi Noodle – I’m happy that you and Lexi are hitting it off ❤ I understand how aggravating it can be to have too much commotion around dinner time. I get grumpy too when any animals come too close to my dish. I hope you can help your mom to understand what it's like for you. ~ BH

Gosh…..sounds like a stressful day! I don’t like anyone around me when I’m eating and HATE a lot of noise any time but especially then. Hope that the trip to the Vet goes well…..I think you’re just going through a grumpy patch. Hey – we all do that (humans do it all the time!!!!).

I cross my paws for your Bare-Butt, hope she feels better soon. Good luck for the vet-appointment, hope you will get goo news :o) And I’m glad you will meet your Lexi in the furs via skype, how great is that?

Yo Noodle, we all have ‘off’ days. Hopefully that’s all that’s going on. Between you and me, sometimes chickens creep me out too but I don’t growl at them. 😉 I think I’m just afraid of them since that time they chased me when I had a pail of grain for the horses. Nothing like flapping, screeching crazed chickens going after you to make you afraid of them.

Mee-you Noodle oh oh growlin will get you inn seereuss trubble with yur Mumma!!
Maybee you could ask her to feed you when it is quietur or in a quiet room???
Were you finkin Chick-hen dinner when Bare-Butt was brott innside?? Mew mew mew….
How did thee skype call with Lexi go???
See Noodle; all you had to do was ask her an now you has a gurlfurend ❤
Pawtastick!!!!
Luv Siddhartha Henry ❤ ❤

When Mya is here on the weekends, I have to eat in the room. That was the problem. She was here and Dad put my food in the normal place, not the room. Mom gets even more upset that it happens when Mya’s here because she’s never stolen my food – I’ve stolen hers! Chicken dinner….I don’t think I want to eat them because they make eggs and eggs are my favorite. They also make my 2nd favorite – chicken poop!

Lexi had to wash her hair?!?!? She called me on the phone but said we had to reschedule the Skype. I’m glad I listened to you little friend. You’re very smart! ❤ ❤ ❤